Syrup-pitcher.



No. 630,0l8. Patented Aug. l, |899. J. M. WILSON.

S YR U P Pl T C H E R.

ication led Dec. 31, 1398.)

{No Model.)

UNirnn STATES PATnr OFFICE.

JOHN M. VILSON, OF XVOODLAVN PARK, COLORADO.

SYRUP-PITCHER.

SPECIFECATION forming part of Letters Patent N0.`630,018, dated August1, 1899.

Application filed December 31, 1898. lSerial No. 700,844. (No modela To@ZZ whom, t may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHNM. VILSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at foodlawn Park, in the county of El Paso and State ofColorado, have invented a new and useful Syrup-Pitcher, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in syrup-pitchers.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofsyrup-pitchers and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and eticient oneadapted to shut ott effectively the flow of the syrup and to catch thedrippings and conduct the same back to the interior of the pitcher, andthereby prevent syrup from accumulating on the exterior of the same.

A further object of the invention is to enable the passages forconducting the syrup back to the pitcher'to be readily cleaned and toprovide simple and efficient means for holding the pitcher open while itis being supplied with syrup.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination ofparts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of asyrup-pitcherconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view of the same.V Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of theremovable conical sleeve. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of theupper portion of the pitcher, the lid and the sleeve being removed. Fig.5 is a horizontal sectional View on line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

Like numeralsV of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures ofthe drawings.

1 designates a pitcher provided at its neck with inner and outercylindrical sleeves 2 and 3, spaced apart to provide a lower annularrecess to receive the upper edges of the body portion ofthe pitcher andconnected by a ring 4, disposed at an inclination and forming inclinedpassages for conducting the drippings backinto the pitcher. The ring 4has its front portion located adjacent to the upper edge of the innersleeve 2, and the latter is provided at its back with a recess oropening 5, forming a communication between the pitcher and the inclinedpassages. The front of the outer sleeve is cut away at G to provide anentrance to the passages 7, and within the sleeve 3 is iitted aremovable tapering or conical sleeve 8, which forms a mouth for thepitcher. The removable sleeve 8 flares upwardly, its lower reduced endfitting around the upper end of the inner stationary sleeve 2.

The outer stationary sleeve or ferrule is provided at is back with threehooks 9, which engage over the upper edge of the removable sleeve S, andthe latter is provided with V- shaped notches 10, adapted to be broughtinto register with the hooks 9 to permit the tapering sleeve to beremoved and replaced for affording access to the passages 7, so that thelatter may be conveniently cleaned. The hooks 9, which engage the sleeve8, are formed integral with the outer sleeve or ferrule 3, and consistof tapering tongues bent inward, as shown, and the sleeve Sisinterlocked with the same by partially rotating it.

The pitcher is provided at the back of the sleeve 3 with a support 11,consisting ota horizontal flange and upwardly-projecting perforated ears12, receiving a pintle 13, which hinges a lid 14 and a lever 15 to theouter sleeve. The lid or cover 14 is provided with a shank or handle 16,having perforated ears 17 for the reception of the pintle and providedat its ends with a loop 18, adapted to be engaged by a hook 19, which ismounted on the outer sleeve, at the back thereof, for holding the lid orcover open while the said pitcher is being filled. The lid is heldnormally closed by a spring 20, disposed on the pintleand engaging thesupport and the shank or handle 16.

The lever 15 is provided at its handle end with an opening 21 ofsufficient size to permit the handle of the lid to swing through it, andthe said lever is provided at opposite sides of the opening withdepending ears 22, located at the outer faces of the ears of thesupport. Both the cover and the lever are adapted to be operatedsimultaneously, and the latter is provided at a point above the centerof the lid or cover with laterally-disposed arms 23, curving downwardand forming, with the front end of the lever, a support for a curvedshield 24, arranged to cover the recess or cut-away portion of thesleeve or fer- IOO rule 3. The shield is curved and its lower edge 25 isbent inward, as shown, and the sleeve or ferrule 3 is provided at thebottom of its cut-away portion with an inwardly-ex tending iiange 26,formed by bending the edge of the cut-away portion inward.

Both of the hinged members'are simultaneously opened and the lid isclosed iirst to cut oif the flow of the syrup, and after the flow hasstopped the shield is closed over the cutaway portion and any syrupremaining on the lip of the pitcher will flow into the passages 7 and bereturned to the pitcher.

The invention has the following advantages: The pitcher, which is simpleand comparatively inexpensive in construction, is adapted to preventsyrup from accumulating on its exterior and it will conduct alldrippings back into-it. The lid or cover is adapted to be closed to shutoff the supply, and the shield covers the cut-away port-ion or recesswhich forms an entrance to the passages 7.- The flaring sleeve whichforms the mouth or lip of the pitcher' is detachably interlocked withthe same and may be readily removed when it is desired to clean thepassages 7.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction maybe resorted to Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of this invention.

What is claimed is l. In a device of the class described, thecombination of a body having a return for the drip, a hinged lid havinga handle, and a lever provided withv a shield and fulcru med between itsends, said lever being provided at its back with an opening of suficientsize to permit the handle of the lid. to swin g through it,substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of the inner andouter stationary sleeves spaced apart toform a passage, the inner sleevebeing provided with a recess, and a removable sleeve mounted upon theinner sleeve and located above the bottom of the said recess,substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a body having a lip and proL vided with passages arrangedoutside of the same, a lid hinged to the body and having a handle, alever fulcrumed between its ends and provided at its back with anopening to receive the handle of the lid, and having arms located inadvance of the hinged joint, and a curved shield supported by the armsand the front end of the lever and arranged to cover the entrance to thesaid passage, substantially as described.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with the body ofa pitcher provided at its upper edge with hooks, of a removable lipinterlocked with the hooks and provided with recesses adapted toregister with the same to permit the lip to be engaged with anddisengaged therefrom, substantially as described.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of the inner andouter stationary sleeves spaced apart, the inner sleeve being providedwith a recess, an inclined ring interposed between the two and formingthe bottom of passages extending to the said recess, a removable sleeveinterlocked with the outer stationary sleeve, a lid arranged to closeover the removable sleeve, and `means for closing the passages,substantially as described.

6. In a device of the class described, the

' combination of the outer sleeve cut away at its front, an innerstationary sleeve provided at its back with an opening and spaced fromthe outer sleeve to form a passage, a lip removably mounted within theouter sleeve, a cover arranged to close on the lip, and a shieldarranged to cover the cut-away portion of the outer sleeve,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN M. VILSON.

Witnesses:

WM. FERNswoRrH, W. C. SAUNDERS.

